Ifeanyi Ezeigbo is an associate with Goodell DeVries and a member of the firm's Medical Malpractice group. Ifeanyi represents health care providers and health care institutions in all phases of medical malpractice litigation from commencement to completion. He is experienced in all aspects of complex litigation, including investigation, depositions, motions practice, discovery disputes, and settlement.
Prior to joining Goodell DeVries, Ifeanyi was Of Counsel at a mid-sized regional law firm with his practice focused on railroad liability, premises liability, and medical malpractice defense. He also has extensive experience with litigating toxic torts and insurance defense matters. Prior to entering private practice, Ifeanyi served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Alfred Nance on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
Ifeanyi received his J.D. from American University's Washington College of Law, where he served as Publications Editor for the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy, and the Law. While in law school, Ifeanyi published his article, "The Questionable Constitutionality of Mechanical Restraints in the Classroom: A Critique of the Tenth Circuit's Decision in Ebonie S. v. Pueblo School District No. 60" in one of the journal's volumes. Ifeanyi received his B.A., cum laude, from St. Mary's College of Maryland, where he majored in Economics and Spanish Literature. He is a fluent Spanish speaker.
Ifeanyi is an active member of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, where he has served on the Communications and News Journal Committee. He is also a member of the Monumental City Bar Association. Ifeanyi has been named to the Top 40 Under 40 by the National Black Lawyers Top 100 for 2020 and 2021 (Maryland).
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Brittani Booker Pleasant is a business, consumer, and civil litigation attorney with a proven record of local, regional and national leadership. Pleasant served as the president of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for two consecutive terms. In this time, she headed the largest membership of this organization since its resurrection a few years prior. Before acquiring leadership positions in higher education, Pleasant attended St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. Pleasant has been the recipient of the NAACP Torch-Bearer Award and Scholarship, an award given for the showing of academic excellence and proven leadership capabilities. As a student, she began mentoring other young men and women academically and socially. As an attorney, she serves as in the Circles Mentoring group that allows her to mentor future attorneys currently attending law school, and continues to serve as mentor to a number of young women in the San Antonio community. Recently, Pleasant has been honored as the 2017 Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.'s Business Woman of the Year, recognized for her tenacity and drive as an entrepreneur. Attorney Pleasant has also been acknowledged as the Scene in SA's Best Lawyer of 2018 and 2021, nominated and awarded the Scene in SA's Rising Star of 2022, and recognized and awarded as the National Black Lawyer's Top 40 Under 40 (Texas). Today, B. Pleasant Law, PLLC is a thriving firm servicing San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, and surrounding areas. With a long record of wins and settlements for small business owners, consumers who deserve protection, and even for families who need assistance carrying out their loved one's final wishes, B. Pleasant Law is busier than ever making sure the legal needs of the community are met.